How I got here

My journey to working with children has been a complex one. Upon graduating from university, my heart and sights were set on moving to the big smoke, and for some reason, working in the corporate world of Recruitment and HR. Little did I know, that whilst I enjoyed this work at times, it would not even begin fulfil me and I couldn’t help but listen to a little question repeated in my mind, that quietly asked: ‘is this it?’.

I left a particularly stressful job and went out on a limb, announcing to friends and family ‘I’m going to be a Nanny’. At the time, I saw it as an ‘easy’ job, something I would do to pass the time until I knew what I really wanted to achieve in life.

What began as a stop gap, along the road to a status worthy job I imagined myself having one day, actually turned out to be one of the best decisions I have ever made. I have been incredibly fortunate to work with some wonderful, kind and totally inspiring children, families and teachers.

I continue to work with children in a variety of settings, and plan to train as a primary school teacher.

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“is this it?” … very well questioned, and indeed… “this is just it!” … not really what we thought!

You are right, we do not change our life, the life does change us! We all should learn from you We always chase a “road” that we think is the one for us, although we are never sure that it is the right one.

I have had the great opportunity to teach within high schools and I felt so bad seeing how far far away schools are from their students. This society needs to be changed from its schools. And schools need new teachers. Aim for high schools instead of primary schools. It is quite easy to teach kids, it is not so easy to teach teenagers.

By the way, whatever will be your teaching future, anyone that could receive your teaching will be lucky!